Eric Westervelt
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Longtime NRA leader Wayne LaPierre steps down
LaPierre leaves as he and other former NRA officials stand accused of misappropriating funds from the nonprofit to bankroll opulent lifestyles. LaPierre has denied those allegations.
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Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'
Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history
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On Maui, another fire is burning but capturing less attention than Lahaina
While the world focuses on the devastation in West Maui and the destruction of the historic community of Lahaina, another wildfire is still burning in the hills some 25 miles away in Kula.
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More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high
U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust.
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There's been another shooting massacre in California. This one in Half Moon Bay
Authorities say a gunman killed seven people and wounded another in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay just south of San Francisco. It was the second mass shooting in the state in three days.
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Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder David Crosby has died at 81
Crosby was a prominent figure of the free-spirited 1970s Laurel Canyon scene who helped bring folk-rock mainstream with both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
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David Crosby, an icon of American rock, has died at age 81
David Crosby, an icon of American rock, has died. A co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young influenced a generation of rockers and singer songwriters. He was 81.
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California moves ahead with efforts to dismantle the nation's largest death row
This year, the state will start to move all inmates into the general prison population.
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A mixed bag for cannabis legalization efforts in five states
Voters in Missouri and Maryland approved adult-use recreational pot, but similar measures were rejected in Arkansas and the Dakotas.
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Pandemic-related fraud totaled billions. California is trying to get some of it back
A special task force is investigating claims and freezing accounts to determine who legitimately qualifies for the relief money. About $20 billion in unemployment money was stolen by criminals.